Chad Smith
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Chad Smith (born on October 25, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is the drummer for the rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He joined the band after Jack Irons quit because of the distress and chaos over Hillel Slovak's death. He has never quite fit in with the band on a personal level for the most part and seems to remain an enigma. However he is often credited with being a stabilizing force in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In 1993, he released "Red Hot Rhythm Method", an educational video for aspiring drummers.
He was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the world's largest drum kit (308 pieces).
Chad was married in 1994 to Maria St. John and together had one child: Manon St. John (1997). He has two other children: Justin (1998), and Ava (2000). The two divorced but he has recently remarried to an architect named Nancy on May 8, 2004 in Hopetown, Abacos, Bahamas.
When not onstage or in the studio Chad enjoys scuba diving, baseball, basketball, and riding his Harley (he owns a black Road King that he has personally made renovations on). He also lives in a 1929 Spanish house that Cary Grant and Randolph Scott lived in together from 1932 to 1936.
Chad's drumming ability is shown in the fact that he has appeared on over a hundred albums, not including the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Album Appearances
Glenn Hughes-Soul Mover (2005 )
Glenn Hughes-Soulfully Live..City of Angels (2004 )
John Frusciante-Shadows Collide With People (2004)
Glenn Hughes-Songs in the Key of Rock (2003)
HTP2-Hughes/Turner Project (2003)
Johnny Cash-Unearthed (2003)
Jamie deRoy-'Tis the Season (2001)
Paul Finazzo-Tango's Blueberry Jam (2000)
Loud Rocks-compilation (2000)
Fishbone-The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerk (2000)
Leah Andreone-Alchemy (1998)
John Fogerty-Blue Moon Swamp (1997)
Lili Haydn-Lili (1997)
Howard Stern's Private Parts (1997)
Thermadore-Monkey on Rico (1996)
Wayne Kramer-Dangerous Madness (1996)
Jack Rreynolds-Two Aces and a Jack... (1996)
Grace of my Heart Soundtrack (1996)
Joy Division tribute (1995)
Wild Colonials-Fruit of Life (1994)
Queen Remix (1991)
Second Self-Mood Ring (1990)
Jack Dupree-Blues for Everyone (1990)
Tom Caufield-Long Distance Calling (1987)
Toby Redd-Into the Light (1986)
Twenty Mondays-Twist Inside (1986)
Point of Entry-Pharaoh (no info)
[1] (http://www.allchadsmith.com)www.allchadsmith.com
[2] (http://www.redhotchilipeppers.com)www.redhotchilipeppers.com
[3] (http://www.ghpg.net)www.ghpg.net
[4] (http://www.glennhughes.com)www.glennhughes.com